Habitat in Virginia
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale
- Plants
- 1283
- Birds
- 151
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1283
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Basket Grass; Carpet GrassArthraxon hispidus var. hispidus
- Bigleaf PeriwinkleVinca major
- Chinese FountaingrassCenchrus purpurascens
- Colonial BentgrassAgrostis capillaris
- Common Water-hyacinthOshuna crassipes
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Japanese BarberryBerberis thunbergii
- MoneywortLysimachia nummularia
- White MulberryMorus alba
- Winter HoneysuckleLonicera fragrantissima
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
- Bicolor LespedezaLespedeza bicolor
- English IvyHedera helix
- Japanese Stilt-grassMicrostegium vimineum
- Princess-treePaulownia tomentosa
- Sericea LespedezaLespedeza cuneata
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
- Common Velvet-grassHolcus lanatus
- Common Water-primroseLudwigia hexapetala
- White PoplarPopulus alba
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Golden BambooPhyllostachys aurea
- Orange-eye Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Sheep SorrelAcetosa acetosella
- WineberryRubus phoenicolasius
- Alligator-weedAlternanthera philoxeroides
- Chinese YamDioscorea polystachya
- Japanese SpiraeaSpiraea japonica
- Parrot-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum
- Porcelain-berryAmpelopsis glandulosa
- Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
- Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
- Chinese Tallow-treeTriadica sebifera
- Trifoliate OrangeCitrus trifoliata
- Marsh DewflowerMurdannia keisak
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 70
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
Near water in this habitat 29
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- BrantBranta bernicla
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (52)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bank Swallow
- Black Vulture
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sources
- Schafale, Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (NC Natural Heritage Program, 2012) habitat description
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
- NC Parks species accounts
- USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
- NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)
- Old-Salem-fields-tn1, Brian Stansberry habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.
















































































